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Stress Analysis Report RTLS BLACK BOOM ARM

Analyzed File: BOOM ARM.ipt
Autodesk Inventor Version: 2025 (Build 290162010, 162A)
Creation Date: 5/22/2025, 7:32 PM
Study Author: Peter Cross
Summary: General Report of expected
deformation of Aluminum 6061
boom arm assembly given 1.6x
forces applied to a single arm

Static Analysis:1

General objective and settings:

Design Objective Single Point
Study Type Static Analysis
Last Modification Date 5/22/2025, 7:32 PM
Model State [Primary]
Detect and Eliminate Rigid Body Modes No

iProperties

Summary

Title
Company

Project

Part NumberBOOM ARM

Physical

MaterialAluminum 6061
Density2.7 g/cm^3
Mass0.0647238 kg
Area11388.2 mm^2
Volume23971.8 mm^3
Center of Gravityx=5.72921 mm
y=1.30697 mm
z=3.5 mm

Note: Physical values could be different from Physical values used by FEA reported below.


Mesh settings:

Avg. Element Size (fraction of model diameter) 0.1
Min. Element Size (fraction of avg. size) 0.2
Grading Factor 1.5
Max. Turn Angle 60 deg
Create Curved Mesh Elements Yes

Material(s)

Name Aluminum 6061
General Mass Density 2.7 g/cm^3
Yield Strength 275 MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength 310 MPa
Stress Young's Modulus 68.9 GPa
Poisson's Ratio 0.33 ul
Shear Modulus 25.9023 GPa
Part Name(s) BOOM ARM.ipt

Operating conditions

Gravity

Load Type Gravity
Magnitude9810.000 mm/s^2
Vector X123.503 mm/s^2
Vector Y-9809.223 mm/s^2
Vector Z0.000 mm/s^2
Selected Face(s)

Force:1

Load Type Force
Magnitude19.613 N
Vector X0.000 N
Vector Y19.613 N
Vector Z0.000 N
Selected Face(s)

Moment:1

Load Type Moment
Magnitude200.000 N mm
Vector X0.000 N mm
Vector Y-200.000 N mm
Vector Z0.000 N mm
Selected Face(s)

Pin Constraint:1

Constraint Type Pin Constraint
Fix Radial DirectionYes
Fix Axial DirectionYes
Fix Tangential DirectionNo
Selected Face(s)

Fixed Constraint:1

Constraint Type Fixed Constraint
Selected Face(s)

Fixed Constraint:2

Constraint Type Fixed Constraint
Selected Face(s)

Results

Reaction Force and Moment on Constraints

Constraint Name Reaction Force Reaction Moment
Magnitude Component (X,Y,Z) Magnitude Component (X,Y,Z)
Pin Constraint:1 202.271 N -184.86 N 0.0683122 N m -0.0213076 N m
82.0561 N 0.0647925 N m
2.66131 N 0.00380528 N m
Fixed Constraint:1 139.219 N 62.0092 N 0.256071 N m 0.010517 N m
-124.647 N 0.0220749 N m
0.263206 N -0.2549 N m
Fixed Constraint:2 125.17 N 122.864 N 0.110427 N m 0.0264832 N m
23.7447 N 0.104348 N m
-2.85138 N 0.0245807 N m

Result Summary

Name Minimum Maximum
Volume 23971.8 mm^3
Mass 0.0647238 kg
Von Mises Stress 0.0352025 MPa 18.3905 MPa
1st Principal Stress -1.89434 MPa 18.4192 MPa
3rd Principal Stress -18.5916 MPa 3.57016 MPa
Displacement 0 mm 0.566967 mm
Safety Factor 14.9534 ul 15 ul

Figures

Von Mises Stress

1st Principal Stress

3rd Principal Stress

Displacement

Safety Factor


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